We are in the mind of the Lord. God called us before the foundation of the world to be blameless and holy in His sight. All of us need to reflect the image

I am usually uncomfortable when I read these words in today’s Gospel from Luke, “I came to bring fire to the earth.”  I prefer...

Paul is writing from prison in Rome and is trying to build up the faith of the new Christians in...

The Gospel parable describes the man whose security consist in the accumulation of goods. Christ and his disciples place their security in the love of the...

The Christian is called to discern the leaven that moves his life: is it the fear of death, which leads to hypocrisy and the accumulation of goods, or the fear of God, which leads to truth and...

Let nothing disturb you: Let nothing frighten you. All things are passing away. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.

In the scriptures of today, St Paul admonishes the Galatians to live and be guided by the Spirit. He says if you are led by the Spirit, you are...

True faith does not come from, nor is it revealed by following given signs or the laws only: rather, true faith is reflected in living the word of God and being guided...

Faith in Jesus brings us into the kingdom of God. In this respect, today’s scripture readings tell us how important “faith” is. In fact, St Paul reminds the Galatians that those who have faith are blessed along with...

As a child, I believed in angels and had a deep friendship with my imagined guardian angel.  Growing into adolescence and until even later adulthood, my angel was...

Today we celebrate the feast of St Therese of the Child Jesus, known also as “the little flower”. She entered the Carmelite sisters of Lisieux in France at...

Today is the Feast of Saint Jerome who, around the year 400, translated the whole Bible into Latin. In the Council of Trent, it was deemed the...

Today we dedicate ourselves to God through the guidance and protection of St. Michael the Archangel, the Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, St. Gabriel the...

In today’s first reading, Satan and the Lord discuss the faithfulness of Job and God allows In today’s first reading, Satan and the Lord discuss the faithfulness of Job and God allows...

The first reading from Ecclesiastes is often used in Memorial Services and Funeral Liturgies. In these months of the pandemic, families have chosen this as a...

Our first reading is probably written about 3 centuries before the birth of Jesus. It is an essay on the topic "Is life worth living?". The answer strangely is in...

Proverbs says that God is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. The author prays for help in refraining from lying or giving falsehood. He...

Today’s first reading from Proverbs gives good advice about living life well. It contains an array of Solomon’s wisdom. They include doing what is right and just, being humble, being...

We are all called to proclaim the Good News to others, first by actions, and if necessary, with our words.  We should be dedicating ourselves to personal and communal spiritual renewal and committing ourselves to proclaiming...

In 1 Corinthians our scripture readings of today, reminds us that St Paul asks the Corinthians how they can say there is no resurrection of the dead? He says...